Agnes Water Deposit

Prospect in Queensland, Australia with commodities Thorium, Zirconium, REE, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000783
MRDS ID ISM0633
Record type District
Current site name Agnes Water Deposit
Alternate or previous names Rocky Point Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 151.90695, -24.20914 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATED ABOUT 80 KM SOUTH OF GLADSTONE. TWO AREAS - ONE EXTENDING FROM WORKMAN'S BEACH SOUTH TO REDROCK, THE OTHER EXTENDING NORTHWARDS FROM AGNES WATER TO SEVENTEEN SEVENTY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Thorium Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 151.90695, -24.20914

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description SHORELINE ENVIRONMENT WITH BEACH AND DUNE FORMATIONS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1956

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LIMITED
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERAL DEPOSITS LIMITED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, 1984, REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING 1984-85, PUBLISHED BY AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS FOR AUST. CONSOL. PRESS, P. 218-232.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS LTD, 1978, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY REPORT (INCLUDING STATEMENT OF IMPACT) FOR PROPOSED MINERAL SAND MINING OPERATIONS, MINING LEASES 165, 164, AND 152, BUNDABERG ROCK POINT AREA, SOUTH OF AGNES WATER, MIRIAM VALE SHIRE.

  • Deposit

    FANTEL AND KAISER (COMPILERS), 1984, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM (MAS) DEPOSIT LISTING, TITANIUM, US BUREAU OF MINES.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.